Is There a Relationship between the Stratum Corneum Thickness and That of the Viable Parts of Tumour Cells in Basal Cell Carcinoma?

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is an invasive epithelial skin tumour. The thickness of the outermost epidermal layer of the skin, the stratum corneum (SC), influences drug uptake and penetration into tumour and may thereby affect the response of BCC to topical treatment. The aim was to investigate a pos...

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Main Authors: Olav A. Foss, Patricia Mjønes, Silje Fismen, Eidi Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6146091